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Letter Book of Florence Mac Carthy Reagh, Tanist of Carbery, Mac Carthy Mór (Author: Various)

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Endorsed letter of Sir Geoffrey Fenton to Lord Burghley, 17 October 1595.

Delivered at Kinsale to a Bark.

In my journey from Kinsale to Baltimore along the sea coste, I find that the old Head of Kinsale is latelie drawn into possession of Florence Mc Cartie, now about the Courte in London; and as I learne from his neighbours, he hathe morgaged most parte of his owne patremonie in the inland countrie to this end: and in truth I find that in all these partes there is not one soe fitt to be made the head of a faccion. There is no other cause for alarme here; for the Geralines are all under foote; and the Lord Barry, and the Mc Carthies, are so addicted to the plough, and husbandry, &c., &c. The Earle of Clancar, who is Mc Carty More, is so poore, and sicklie as there is noe reckoning to be made of him, or his name.52

GEOFFRY FENTON.